1819 ⟶ British Cavalry Attacks Peaceful Protest at St Peter's Field

Peterloo Massacre in England.
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👑 Unification of the Kingdom of England

Kingdom of England becomes a unified state.⟶
Unification of the Kingdom of England (927)
Kingdom of EnglandAnglo-SaxonsBritish HistoryPolitical UnificationMonarchy
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📰 William Cobbett Launches the Political Register

William Cobbett begins weekly Political Register⟶
William Cobbett Launches the Political Register (1802)
JournalismRadicalismFreedom of the Press
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔪 Assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval

British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated.⟶
Assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval (1812)
AssassinationBritish PoliticsPrime MinisterPolitical ViolenceNapoleonic Wars
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ British Cavalry Attacks Peaceful Protest at St Peter's Field

Peterloo Massacre in England.⟶
British Cavalry Attacks Peaceful Protest at St Peter's Field (1819)
Political ProtestSocial ReformCavalryViolenceHuman RightsBritish HistoryRadicalism
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🗳️ Chartist Movement Emerges in Britain

1838–1857: Chartism a working-class reform movement in Britain.⟶
Chartist Movement Emerges in Britain (1838)
Working ClassPolitical ReformSuffrageSocial ReformPolitical Activism
United KingdomUnited Kingdom